DJ Samuels
Maryland Terrapins
80
Good

DJ Samuels

Maryland TerrapinsSolid
RESDefenseGood
Projected Starter

Is DJ Samuels starting?

DJ Samuels is the projected starter at RES for Maryland Terrapins.

DJ Samuels is the projected starting RES on a Solid Maryland — 80 OVR.

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Depth at RES · Maryland Terrapins

  1. 1991Zahir MathisStarter
  2. 2081DeJuan Williams
  3. 3865Preston Howard
  4. 41564Lloyd Irvin III
  5. 51664Dontay Joyner

What's Next

Who do they play next?Tao Johnson — vs UCLA · Sat, Sep 26Who's the backup?DeJuan Williams — No. 2 at RES for MarylandHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Maryland Terrapins

The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Bergen Catholic, ranked #1,232 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #1,232 Natl
Englewood, NJ
Jersey
#20
Class
RS JR
Height
6'1"
Weight
238 lbs

At 6'1", 238 lbs, DJ Samuels plays for a Maryland team rated 84 overall in the Big Ten.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8564
National Rank
#1232
High School
Bergen Catholic
Hometown
Oradell, NJ

Why this rating?

On a 87-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 80 after depth penalty.

Team defense (SP+)
87
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

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Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

DJ Samuels's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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